A natural protein fiber woven into textiles, silk is the filament of cocoons formed by caterpillars. A caterpillar, or silkworm, can spin about one mile of silk in three days. After being brushed and formed into filaments, the raw silk is placed onto a spinning wheel where it is twisted with more filaments until the silk becomes thread. It can then be dyed and woven into textiles.
Because silk can attract pests and bugs if left dirty, it is best to clean foodstuffs from silk as soon as possible. But since silk can stain, shrink, and fade easily, you need to take extra care when washing it. Removing breadcrumbs from a silk blouse with a flick of your fingers seems easy enough, but if you've dripped honey onto a silk tie or blouse while eating your biscuits, the cleaning job will prove more daunting. Since honey is dense, sticky, and is apt to stain fabrics, removing honey from silk requires several steps. Here are some guidelines for removing honey from silk:
The garment may appear puckered at the seams after you remove it from the rolled towel. The puckers will disappear after the garment is completely dry. Sometimes the drying process may take several days. Never apply heat to dry silk.
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